The scene is calm: a solitary watchtower overlooking Muskoka Bay. The silhouette of at least one person – maybe two – keeping a watch on the surroundings can be seen through the tower’s windows while the Union Jack flies from a nearby flagpole. While the surroundings seem peaceful, even serene, the view remained just outContinue reading “Wartime Watercolours: The Art of Dr. Hans-Ulrich Roll, Part I”
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An Update
I am happy to announce some significant additions to this site. When I first started this site for a Digital History course back in 2013(!), I had always hoped on turning it into a resource for individuals interested in learning more about Canadian Internment Operations during the Second World War. For the last few yearContinue reading “An Update”
Camp 40 (Camp A) – Farnham, Quebec
I whipped this map up for a reader researching his father earlier today and thought I would share. The image shows the layout of the internment Camp at Farnham, Quebec overlaid on some modern satellite imagery from Google. Camp A, as it was initially known, opened in October 1940 and initially held civilian internees andContinue reading “Camp 40 (Camp A) – Farnham, Quebec”
POWs in Canada 